WORK IN THE MAKURI WILDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5100, 10 August 1895, Page 3

WORK IN THE MAKURI WILDS.

WAGES HAVE RISEN.

l'liero is any amount of work to be had in this district at present at reasonable wages, Workmen arc scarco and wages liavo risen in consequence ; it being impossible to get an ordinary labourer under twentylive, or twenty-seven shillings and sixpence per week. While men who liavo a knowledge of stock can command thirty shillings per week, in some cases even higher wages are paid to good men ; who say they can make two pounds per week clear, at the co-operative works in spite of tlio high charges for stores. We are inclined to believe them, knowing that on one or two places in the district the " boss " is doing the work of three ordinary men, not bowiusotlieylike shivery, but because with hundreds of acres of logs and scrub to clear, sections to fence and rabbits to keep down, and getting no returns with slock at its present low price, the " boss" does not sleep soundly unless he is dead tired. Besides lie cannot afford such high wages, Hli; CONTRACTS. Conlracls for felling nearly one thousand acres of bush have been let dining the past fortnight, prices ranging higher per acrcthau on previous years. nil: wei.i.ixctox seasox. Mr and .Mrs Dunning and family have left Mnkuri for a two months sojourn in the Empire City, dining its gayest season, their house and wardens being left iu charge of the manager. A CllKi:i!l.\'i! I'UOSI'KUI We are getting warm spring weather, and the grass is beginning to show up. The winter has been exceptionally mild, stock have done better than was expected, the death rate being considerably lower than last winter, THE STITCH IS TIME, Rabbits are increasing. Several young ones have been caught, making us dread the summer, with thousands of acres of Government bush lands handy for breeding grounds, and so far no steps liavo been taken to abato tho nuisance, •'UKKT'M.